The US Trump administration’s attempt to make the UN reimpose sanctions on Iran and to extend an arms embargo failed miserably.
Trump eyes executive order to punish arms trade with Iran: Report
United States President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order allowing him to impose sanctions on anyone who violates a conventional arms embargo against Iran, four sources familiar with the …
In Bumpy U.N. Dealings, Trump Found Backing on North Korea, Isolation on Iran
Diplomats expect Iran to be a focus when Trump addresses the annual U.N. meeting of world leaders on Tuesday from the White House just days after a deadline passes that Washington …
U.S. targets Iran-backed hackers with sanctions, charges
The United States indicted and sanctioned dozens of Iranian hackers as part of a larger multiagency effort to disrupt cyberattacks connected to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and the …
U.S. prepares to reimpose U.N. sanctions against Iran despite objections from most other countries
U.S. officials say international sanctions lifted under the nuclear deal President Trump pulled out of will return this weekend. Few other nations are willing to go along.
Exclusive: Trump Plans Executive Order to Punish Arms Trade With Iran – Sources
One of the three sources, a European diplomat, said the new executive order would put teeth behind Washington’s assertion that the U.N. arms embargo would remain in place beyond O …
US sanctions 2 Lebanon-based firms, Hezbollah-linked person
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Lebanon-based companies and a man described as an official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group The United States considers the Iran-backed …
Pakistan to establish three markets along borders with Afghanistan, Iran
Prime Minister Imran Khan approved on Thursday the establishment of three markets along the Pak-Afghan and Pak-Iran borders. The approval was given during a high-level meeting in Islamabad on the …
Lebanon’s Hezbollah accuses US of obstructing government formation
Hezbollah, a Shi’ite Muslim movement backed by Iran that Washington deems a terrorist group, is one of the parties at the heart of a dispute that has complicated the process.
US to declare UN sanctions reimposed on Iran despite disagreement from allies
The Trump administration intends to declare U.N. sanctions reimposed on Iran in the coming days, a month after it triggered a “snapback” mechanism in the Security Council resolution pertaining to the …